There are 8 ways to get from Cluj-Napoca to Cologne by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)CLJ - CGN
4h 13m€112–292Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Köln
21h 50m€19–140Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Aachen
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln HbfRe
13h 45m€24–208Train
- Take the train from Cluj Napoca to Budapest-KeletiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien HbfEc / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)HbfIce
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf41 / ...
23h 25m€155–334Drive 1,524.7 km
- Drive from Cluj-Napoca to Cologne1,524.7 km
15h 49m€217–313Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)CLJ - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
5h 19m€130–273Bus, train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf41 / ...
22h 39m€41–97Drive, car train
- Drive from Cluj-Napoca to Villach Hbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
17h 58m€250–1,218
Cluj-Napoca to Cologne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Cologne is to bus and train via Frankfurt am Main which costs €40 - €100 and takes 22h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Cologne is to fly which takes 4h 13m and costs €110 - €300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest and arriving at Köln. Services depart three times a week, and operate Wednesday and Friday. The journey takes approximately 21h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Cluj-Napoca to Cologne. However, there are services departing from Cluj Napoca and arriving at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 25m.
The distance between Cluj-Napoca and Cologne is 1315 km. The road distance is 1524.7 km.
The best way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Cologne without a car is to bus and train which takes 13h 45m and costs €24 - €210.
It takes approximately 4h 13m to get from Cluj-Napoca to Cologne, including transfers.
Cluj-Napoca to Cologne bus services, operated by Euro Fratello Srl, depart from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest station.
Cluj-Napoca to Cologne train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Cluj Napoca station.
The best way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Cologne is to fly which takes 4h 13m and costs €110 - €300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €150 - €340 and takes 23h 25m, you could also bus, which costs €19 - €140 and takes 21h 50m.
What companies run services between Cluj-Napoca, Romania and Cologne, Germany?
Lufthansa, HiSky, and Ulendo Airlink fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cluj Napoca to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, and Frankfurt in around 23h 25m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Düsseldorf International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Düsseldorf International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–150
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Düsseldorf International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Cologne Bonn Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €29–45
- Comfort
- €30–45
- Premium
- €45–65
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–35
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Cluj Napoca to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–49
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–60
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Aachen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–150
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–140
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
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Cluj-Napoca to Cologne bus services, operated by Euro Fratello Srl, arrive at Köln station.
Cologne is 1h behind Cluj-Napoca. It is currently 3:09 AM in Cluj-Napoca and 2:09 AM in Cologne.
Cluj-Napoca to Cologne train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cluj-Napoca to Cologne is 1525 km. It takes approximately 15h 49m to drive from Cluj-Napoca to Cologne.
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